Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Groups Warn that House-Passed Health Bill Would Harm Victims of Domestic and Sexual Assault, Urge Senate to Reject the AHCA Washington, D.C. – As national organizations working to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States, we are very disappointed that the House…
Surviving sexual assault is sometimes only the first part of a long ordeal, but it doesn’t have to be this way. When Grace Watkins went to the hospital after she was raped at 18 by a Notre Dame student while his friends photographed the assault, she was told that it…
Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on December 31, 2016 by Sian Ferguson and re-published here with their permission. Like many others, I’ve had a rough time this year. 2016’s meme-worthy level of awfulness has hit me hard – and I can’t wait for it to be over. As someone…
Originally published on Change.Org on November 1, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Dearest Friends and Supporters– Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) on Monday sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution, Cathy Helm, calling on Smithsonian officials to rectify the severe mishandling of a confirmed case of sexual assault.…
